Constant Troyon

Constant Troyon (French, 1810-1865) Shepherd and sheep. Oil on chamfered wood panel, initialed in the lower right corner, in a fancy gilt frame overall 16-1/2 x 13-1/2 in. Private collection, Chicago, IL. Born in Sevres in 1810, the son of a porcelain manufacturer, an undercurrent of meticulous draftsmanship throughout his carreer. His style is associated with the style of the Barbizon painters. After he had moved to the Hague and viewed paintings by Paulus Potter, he specialized in animal paintings. He received the Legion of Honor, accolades at the Paris Salon, and the support of Napoleon III. View on AspireAuctions.com Condition: Approximately 1/4 inpainting, some may be masked by older varnish. Last conservation treatment in 2002.

Constant Troyon (1810-1865) Cattle at the river. Oil on canvas. Monogrammed lower left. Verso auction notes. Restored. Expert report: Dr. Günther Rehbein, Kunstsammlungen der Stadt Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, 23.02.1948. Provenance: private collection Baden-Wuerttemberg. Troyon, Constant. 1810 Sèvres - 1865 Paris. Kühe am Fluss. Öl auf Leinwand. U.l. monogr. Verso Auktionsvermerke. Altrest. H. 23,5, B. 54 cm Gutachten: Dr. Günther Rehbein, Kunstsammlungen der Stadt Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, 23.02.1948. Provenienz: Privatsammlung Baden-Württemberg.

Description: TROYON, CONSTANT 1810 Sèvres - 1865 Paris Der Holzfäller. Öl auf Leinwand. Doubliert. 49,5 x 35cm. Signiert unten rechts: C. Troyon. Rahmen. Rückseitig: Auf dem Keilrahmen Klebeetikett der Galerie Dr. Bühler, München. Literatur: Müllerschön, Bernd/Maier, Thomas, "Die Maler der Schule von Barbizon - Wegbereiter des Impressionismus", Stuttgart 2002, Farbabb. S. 335. Provenienz: Schwäbische Privatsammlung. Vorliegendes Gemälde stammt aus der besten Schaffensperiode von Troyon. Mit dem Motiv der "Holzfäller" verbanden die Meister der Schule von Barbizon schon ab Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts ihre Kritik an der Zerstörung des urwüchsigen Waldes von Fontainebleau. Und dies mit Erfolg. Ihrer Initiative ist es zu verdanken, dass Kaiser Napoléon III 1853 und erweiternd 1861 große Teile des Waldes unter Naturschutz stellen ließ. Infotext_Schwäbische Sammlung . TROYON, CONSTANT 1810 Sèvres - 1865 Paris The Woodcutter. Oil on canvas. Relined. 49,5 x 35cm. Signed lower right: C. Troyon. Framed. Verso: Adhesive label on the stretcher of the Gallery Dr. Bühler, Munich. Literature: Müllerschön, Bernd/Maier, Thomas, "Die Maler der Schule von Barbizon - Wegbereiter des Impressionismus", Stuttgart 2002, fig. p. 335. Provenance: Private collection, Southern Germany. The painting present stems from the best period of Troyon's work. The masters of the School of Barbizon connected their criticism of the destruction of the native forest of Fontainebleau with the motif of the "woodcutter" as early as the middle of the 19th century. And they have done so with success. Thanks to their initiative Emperor Napoléon III put great parts of the forest unter nature protection in 1853 and extending in 1861. Infotext_Swabian private collection.

104 Constant Troyon 1810 - 1865 BORD DE FLEUVE AVEC UNE BARQUE PAYSANNES DANS UN PAYSAGE CONSTANT TROYON ; A PAIR OF LANDSCAPES ; SIGNED LOWER LEFT ; PASTEL ON PAPER Quantity: 2 Signé en bas à gauche C. Troyon Pastel sur papier, ovale, une paire 38,5 x 30 cm ; 15 1/4 by 12 in Estimate 4,000 - 6,000 EUR Print Please notify me when the condition report is available

Property of various owners Constant Troyon (French, 1810-1865) Hounds in a Wooded Landscape signed 'C. Troyon.' (lower left) oil on canvas 34 x 39 1/2in. (86.4 x 100.3cm.) Footnotes PROVENANCE: With Hirschl and Adler, Inc., New York With David Ramus, Ltd, Atlanta Property of a Luxury Hotel Constant Troyon was the one Barbizon painter whose work is associated primarily on the depiction of animals. However, it was not on until later in his career did he become an animalier painter. His output concentrated on livestock and their surrounds, but in 1854 he began to visit his friend Leon-Felix Loysel who maintained kennels in the Touraine, a region along the Loire noted for being hunt country. For the next ten years, he would make annual trips to paint the hounds and pointers there. A number of these canvases, of various sizes, appear in the Vente Troyon at Drouout Jan 22-Feb 1, 1866. Dog paintings by Troyon can be found in the collections of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and the Philadelphia Museum Art.